Civilisations: Rise and Fall — Season 1, Episode 4: Japan
Documentary • 59 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 4.8/10
Episode synopsis
For 250 years, Japan has thrived, largely cut off from western influence - until US gunboats arrive. In the face of an industrialised west, how will reformers, the shogun and the samurai class react?
About Civilisations: Rise and Fall
Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.